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Where does “phagosensor” come from?

phagosensor (English) comes from English sensor, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

phagosensor (English): A phage-based biosensor

Definitions

  1. A phage-based biosensor

Ancestry of “phagosensor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensorA device or organ that detects certain external...
2Latinsentiō—
3Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
4Latin-tōrius—
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →